, 1887-02-25
WINTER NOTES.
Common Occurrences in and About
the City.
Matters of Minor Importance
Hastily Gathered.

The weather was extremely fine in
Cheyenne Yesterday.
Cheyenne has two gun clubs, the Magic
City and the Cheyenne clubs.
Not a single real estate transfer was
filed for record yesterday, a very unusual
thing.
The passenger train from the West was
more han an hour late yesterday owing to
various causes.
Grand Army men are somewhat divided
in opinion regarding the propriety. at this
time, of the dependent pension bill.
Work is still progressing slowly at the
capitol site, but will be pushed with great
vigor as soon as the weather permits.
By the way. what has become of the
Gilchrlst mining district, and how are the
lead mines in that region pannin0 out?
There are now more than twenty pris-
oners in the county jail, including two
who are charged with the crime of MUIR
der.
There is still some shifting about of
clerks and other railroad employees be-
tween Cheyenne, North Platte and Lara
mic City.
G. W. Jones (Washout) is now located
at Omaha as a clerk with one OF the lead
ing real estate firms in that city. His
family have gone to Omaha also.
The June races in Cheyenne will prob
ably be quite interesting and exciting.
Some of the best trotters of the far West
will be on the track at that time.
A delegation of engineers from the
Vest and some from Cheyenne have gone
down to Omaha to confer with the rail-
road authorities about some differences of
opinion.
Commodore w. b. Trufant is in the
city from Denver shaking hands with his
many old friends, and yesterday he took
a trip over the Cheyenne 4 Northern to
the Chug and back.
Congress will adjourn in a few days
now. and yet we all dislike to part COM
pany with one calamity until we know
what the next one is likely to beat least
legislative or congressional calamities.
mick" Winkler, the ~ianitor at the
court house, keeps the temple of Justice"
and all of its departments in first class
order, and the commissioners have in
contemplation the raising of his salary, as
they ought to do.
I. W. Rutledge is in the city from
Horse creek. Toms loss was quite heavy
on account of the late fire at his ranch,
and in this matter he has the sincere sym
pathy of all old timers, and everybody
else for that matter.
All those who have ridden over the
Cheyenne & Northern to the end of the
track pronounce it to be the best line of
road, for a new one. they have ever seen.
Trains are now making forty miles an hour
without the slightest difficulty.
Marion Gray which is to be recited
by Miss Bessie McMahon, at the declama-
tory contest at the opera house this even
ing, was written especially for her by W.
P. Carroll, and the poem is based on an
actual occurrence personally known to the
author.
The new directory will be ready for the
press about the 5th Of March. 1t will
contain a complete residence and business
directory, the early history of the city,
improvements, locations of all public
buildings, hydrants, fire alarm boxes and
other like information that will be enter
tanning and instructive. The enterprise
success.
Wyoming and It's Future asserts that
the cause of the insanity OF the Chinaman
who hung himself in this city a few days
ago, was a 'cursory glance at the local
page of this paper. In reply, we beg to
assert that a meeting with the classic,
demented editor in some of his between
two days trips was more likely the cause
of his insanity.
The LEADER Office has now filed all
back orders for the marvellous library, and
for the accommodation Of subscribers a
hundred additional sets of the library have
been obtained from the publishers. Here
after orders will be filed at this Office
Immediately upon receipt. The forty-fve
books will be mailed, postpaid, to sub
subscribers for fifty cents in addition to
the subscription price. Non subscribers
can obtain the library for 81. so, postpaid.
Send remittances by postal note, money
order, draft or registered letter to Pub
Usher LEADER, Cheyenne, Wyo,
A committee of FIVE disinterested per-
has been selected to decide upon the
merits Of the contestants.
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